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A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Divine grace was never slow.
Divine grace was never slow.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
